Yishun - 'When will these leaves be cleared?'

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In the Heartlands
Posted on 08 Feb, 2007




Residents of Yishun Avenue 11 are clueless as to when these bags of dries leaves along the road will be cleared.
STOMPer Jude de Costa, 44, took these photos of uncleared bags of leaves, along with a lot more fallen leaves, left in drains on Wednesday evening (7 Feb).
The flight steward explained to STOMP, "The bags have been left at the sides of the road for more than a week now, but so far nobody has come to collect these bags for disposal. In fact, some of the bags have been left in drains, causing them to clog up when it rains. I'm not sure if the Town Council or the LTA should be taking action though."
"I think we're all trying very hard to keep the place free from mosquitoes, but it won't be enough if the authorites themselves aren't setting the correct example as well," Mr de Costa added.

Yishun - Please upgrade these slippery tiles

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What Bugs Me
Posted on 29 Jan, 2007


49-year-old environment health and safety co-ordinator Raja was at the lift lobby of Block 621 Yishun Ring Road on Thursday (25 Jan) at about 11.25am when he saw an old lady almost slip and fall here. He attributes the cause to the slippery floor and wonders whether the "town council checks whether their contractor did a good job when tiling". "Please ensure that upgrading works are done," said Raja.

punggol - No parking of bicycles at taxi stand!

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What Bugs Me
Posted on 24 Oct, 2007
STOMPer Eber, a flight attendant and resident of Punggol, sent us this photo on 22 October via MMS, of a taxi stand at Compass Point being used as a bicycle stand.
He told STOMP:"There is a sign that says, 'No Parking of Bicycles'. But I have seen all the bicycles there for more than a month."It makes me wonder about all the law abiding citizens who keep doing this at Compass Point," he said.

Pasir Ris - Town Council: Repair works will be speeded up

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In the Heartlands
Posted on 18 Sep, 2007
The repair work of the holes and building defects at Rivervale Drive will be speeded up, says the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council, in response to a STOMP posting about holes in the ground appearing in the area.
Earlier, CK had sent a note to STOMP and to the Town Council about the holes appearing in the ground, and expressed concerns that an accident may occur because of the defects.
Says the spokesperson for the Town Council: " We are aware of the building defects at Blocks 193 to 197 Rivervale Drive and have included the repairs under the impending Repainting and Redecoration contract. "Nevertheless we note your concerns and have advanced the repair to the specified location on 15 Sep 2007."

Downpour results in flooded footpath

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In the Heartlands
Posted on 15 Jan, 2007
19-year-old student, Abdul Malik was waiting for a taxi along this footpath outside Coral Primary School at Pasir Ris Street 51 on Sunday, 2pm (14 January) when it started to rain heavily.
Within minutes, "the footpath became flooded". However, he was not the least bit surprised that this had happened as this occurred almost every time it rained.
"It's quite dangerous if the students from the school slip because of this. A lot of residents also use this footpath so hopefully something can be done," he said.

Pasir Ris - What a waste of good water!

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In the Heartlands
Posted on 05 Jan, 2007
Pasir Ris resident Rozben calls this "a waste of good water".
The STOMP reader, who lives in Pasir Ris Street 21 observed that this cleaner in the picture cleaned the roads using a high pressure hose to spray the grime off the surface of the ground from a utility pipe at the void deck of every block he is cleaning.
The resident is upset.
In the email sent to STOMP, Rozben says: "So far, he may have completed about 100 odd metres of this stretch of road, and I think has used quite a lot of water as he has to spend quite a bit of time at the same spot.
If the water is used to clean the void decks, stairs or lift landing, that is ok, as these areas need to be clean. But,is it really necessary to wash the road, just to ensure it is nice and red [yes, red is the colour of the road]? If there are areas of the road that are really dirty and smelly, I will agree, but washing the whole stretch of road is stretching it a little too far and is a waste of good water."

Pasir Ris - Washing so much...for MP?

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In the Heartlands
Posted on 16 Aug, 2007
STOMPer Wendy is puzzled by the diligent washing and cleaning of the common areas of her estate and her guess is it's "in preparation to welcome the minister".
In an email to STOMP today (16 August), she said: "It was informed that there will be a MP walk at Block 222 to 226, Pasir Ris Street 21 on 19 August 2007."Since 9th August till to date, we have seen the cleaners washing every corner of the drains/floorings etc...in preparation to welcome the minister.
"So much water has been wasted just to clean up and flush the whole estate. Despite the fact that it has been raining for the past few days, the cleaners are still washing...all because the minister is coming.
"Usually the washing is done once a month..who pays for these water bills?"It is no secret the MP is coming on Sunday 19 August 2007, but why must clean for so many days...MP inspecting the drains?"